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December is National Write to a Friend Month! This year, we wanted to give you the opportunity to write to our "friends" at GM, about their recent decision to close plants in Michigan, Ohio and Baltimore this holiday season. Submit your message using the form and we'll print and personally hand deliver your message to
The post TAKE ACTION: Write a letter to GM telling them what you think of the plant closings appeared first on UAW.— Dec 18

Over the past weeks, General Motors has tried to tell the American people that their decision to close plants in Michigan and Ohio, lay off thousands of workers, and ship jobs overseas was necessary in order to keep their company profitable. This could not be further from the truth. Hard-working men and women have labored
The post The Facts on GM Stock Buybacks appeared first on UAW.— Dec 18

UAW Navistar members have voted to ratify a new six-year contract. The UAW negotiating team secured significant economic and benefit improvements including the elimination of all tiered wages, profit sharing, pension plan improvements, and a “no closing agreement” which includes language to retain the contract if the company is sold or merged. The agreement covers
The post UAW Navistar Members Ratify Significant Contract Bring End to Tiered Wages appeared first on UAW.— Dec 17

(Note: the actual approval date was December 10) The UAW bargaining team and Navistar have reached a proposed tentative agreement. Details will be released in meetings with membership in the coming days as part of the ratification process. Out of respect for our members the UAW will not release details until UAW Navistar members have
The post UAW bargaining team and Navistar have reached a proposed tentative agreement appeared first on UAW.— Dec 10

Last week was a bad week for autoworkers and the future of our domestic industry. On Nov. 26, General Motors (GM) announced its decision to halt production at the Lordstown, Ohio, and Hamtramck, Mich., assembly plants, idling thousands of workers. Last Friday, President Trump signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), with promises that it would stop companies from closing
The post UAW President Gary Jones: Autoworkers ready to fight GM over its callous layoffs appeared first on UAW.— Dec 6